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103 Safety Fundamentals
Operational Risk Management Terms:
Hazard - A condition with the potential to cause personal injury or
death, property damage or mission degradation.
Risk - An expression of possible loss in terms of severity and
probability.
Risk Assessment - The process of detecting hazards and assessing
associated risks.
Operational Risk Management (ORM) - The process of dealing
with risk associated with military operations, which includes risk
assessment, risk decision making and implementation of effective
risk controls.
103.2 Explain the following as they apply to ORM.
Identifying hazards
Begin with an outline or chart of the major steps in the operation (operational
analysis). Next, conduct a Preliminary Hazard Analysis by listing all of the
hazards associated with each step in the operational analysis along with possible
causes for those hazards.
Assessing hazards
For each hazard identified, determine the associated degree of risk in terms of
probability and severity. Although not required, the use of a matrix may be
helpful in assessing hazards.
Making risk decisions
First, develop risk control options. Start with the most serious risk first and select
controls that will reduce the risk to a minimum consistent with mission
accomplishment. With selected controls in place, decide if the benefit of the
operation outweighs the risk. If risk outweighs benefit or if assistance is required
to implement controls, communicate with higher authority in the chain of
command.
Implementing controls
The following measures can be used to eliminate hazards or reduce the degree of
risk. These are listed by order of preference:
o Administrative Controls - Controls that reduce risks through specific
administrative actions, such as:
Providing suitable warnings, markings, placards, signs, and
notices.
Establishing written policies, programs instructions and standard
operating procedures (SOP).
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